Mosaic Quiz

To our knowledge, mosaics have been around since...

• 5 BCE

• 1701

• 3rd Millenium BC

• 1914

Some of the most famous mosaics were created where?

• Africa & Syria

• Egypt and Iraq

• Spain and France

• Germany and Russia

The earliest mosaic was found where?

• Constantanople

• Mesopotamia

• Calabria

• Mesa

Mosaics are popular because of their _______? (quality)

• shape

• durability

• abundance

• position

A decorated surface made up of individual pieces is called a ________?

• mosaic

• byzantine

• tessarae

• mervela

Ancient mosaics were made of what?

• rocks, metal and wood

• skin, leaves and twigs

• plaster, oil, stone

• stones, shells, and ivory

A small stones or glass in a cube-shape is called what?

• Tapestry

• Tempera

• Tessarae

• Tunisia

Roman Empire was officially Pagan up for most of its existence, while the Byzantine Empire was _________.

• Pagan

• Islamic

• Jewish

• Christian

During the Byzantine Empire, most of the mosaics were what theme?

• religious

• wartime

• animal

• nature

In the 1700’s _____ mosaics became popular. These were very tiny mosaics using very small pieces of tesserae.

• relic

• morish

• micro

• manic